Opuye Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Opuye (46) may also be a first name.

Opuye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Opuye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Opuye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Opuye.

How Common Is The Last Name Opuye? popularity and diffusion

Opuye is the 1,755,741st most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opuye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opuye is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 46 people.

The last name Opuye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 1,655,540. In Nigeria Opuye is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 36 percent live, Rivers, where 31 percent live and Delta, where 30 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Opuyie911/
Opuyae911/
Opuoye911/
Opue89500/
Opye8924/
Opuy894/
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Opoue8092/
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Oppue8041/
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Opyei8018/
Opeye8015/
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Opuyi807/
Hopuy807/
Opuje803/
Opyie803/
Opyey802/
Opueh801/
Opuei801/
Opyeh801/
Opuiyo73818/
Opouya7393/
Opuehi7346/
Opooye7331/
Hopoue7314/
Opouyi739/
Opuyai737/
Hoipue737/
Opuoje736/
Opuyau735/
Opaiye734/
Opeiye734/
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Opeeye732/
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Opouyt731/
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Gopaye731/
Gopuya731/
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Opuiyp731/
Oupoue731/
Gopiye731/
Opauya731/
Hoopuy731/
Apuyet731/
O'Paye731/
Opyeyi731/
Oppoue731/
Opoyet731/
Opuiyi731/
Opouie731/
Hopuiy731/
Opueyi731/
Opie674,684/
Opei671,400/
Opou67724/
Apuy67526/
Opay67470/
Opea67311/
Opee67290/
Opae67101/
Opoy6797/
Ouphoue6742/
Opoe6737/
Opui6731/
Opuowei6730/
Opey6724/
Opau6721/
Apue6715/
Opeu675/
Apye673/
Opeiaye673/
Goipaye671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opuye
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